Proposition 10: California’s rent-control ballot measure explained

San Jose Mercury News - 2018-10-14 13:00:01

You’ve probably heard plenty of conflicting messages about the merits of this statewide ballot measure, Proposition 10. To help you make sense of this complex debate and what it could mean for landlords and the nearly 6 million renters in California, we lay out the basics: the law that the...

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The government is the reason for the rent hijes inposed on people. They keep taking and taking wherever they can snip off the top of. So they need to create more low income housing and change and hike up the low income bracket and start helping out with the money us tax payers got saved up with them.

Chastity Garza

2018-10-15 19:21:02

Rent is too high for everyone including a Senior who has wirked and receives social secutity. ....you cant pay rent if it has to be a third of your income....it is causing drama from struggles..needs..and greeds. pull the string..i must get off this srlfish world...the poor is hurting while the rich is gwtting tickets to see first game including LABrams...i want to go...but its not a necessity since the tickets is $250+. what is this? Everybody she be anle to afford a Laker game that luves in California. Peace..folks..its all over. hi LaBrams..Maybe you will come to see me. its free.. zlove and peace and soul.

DSilka Silkiie

2018-10-15 15:03:55

wow intence makes me glad I don't live on my own. but on my own with a roommate who also is my landlord

John Sundeen

2018-10-15 01:54:05

I don’t see how you can dictate what a person who owns the property is allowed to charge for rent. If you can’t afford it then you can’t live there. I am a renter and I’m not happy with my landlord raise the rent but it’s his property not mine.

User from CA

2018-10-15 01:36:48

Dude

User from CA

2018-10-15 00:21:59

Lower the population. and viola Housing costs go down its called supply and demand

Vertie Dunning

2018-10-14 20:17:39

Dem's got the rent like this. Y'all know who been in control all this time!!. They ass. We need to bring it to Trump, We are the ppl who live out here it should be about how we feel not push that high ass rent out without talking to know one and we ain't voted on that bull shit!!!. Thank The Lord At this time I'm still O.K and can handle it but it's hard but they need to do something before alot more be living inside tents

Chuck Estell

2018-10-14 18:38:29

renting an apartment is a nightmare, they impound your car,if something get broken you pay it as new,if they don't like something you have at the balcony they leave you a note hanging out the door ,so add that to the skyrocketed monthly rent.And they are still wondering themselves why the city have so many homeless? .Someone has to stop this abuse.

Pedro Bucio

2018-10-14 18:35:27

Rent control is not the answers! Build more houses and apartments !

User from CA

2018-10-14 17:31:32

Higher cost of living yearly but wages stay the same!!! If cost of living goes up then working Americans need pay raises not just a damn .50 raise per year either. Many people can't afford to buy a home so they have to resort to renting and not knowing every year what the rent hike will be is stressful mine lease just came up and the landlord raised the rent $200 more a month because he can do as he pleases. We could move but rentals are scarce in my area and he knows it so we stay..so rent control is a must in my opinion.

tara ortega

2018-10-14 17:14:37

Currently paying $2K, 5 years ago... $1750, then 1875, and now 2K. unemployed, but actively looking and hustling my talents. I fix things myself and don't complain about worn out details in and out of the private 6-unit apartment because, in my mind, I can avoid rent hikes. For the first time, I have seen other apartments in the area with prices going higher, but now prices going lower. ice lived in this apartment 10 years almost, but neighbors in this complex turn over an average of 1 year. The owner thinks turnover is good I order till raise the rents. I'm hanging on as much as I can. Let's see how long... I'd like to be an apartment owner too in the far future.

Al Martinez

2018-10-14 16:53:52

I’m paying 2300 for a single Bedroom apartment

User from CA

2018-10-14 16:35:48

If the democrats back this it is an automatic no..

Debbie Perrelli

2018-10-14 16:16:05

there are people on my block paying for a single bedroom apartment gor 3k a month. you could rent a 3 bedroom house for that much

Bobby Ewing

2018-10-14 16:11:10

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